Principal Financial Group Inc. Raises Stock Position in Invesco QQQ $QQQ

Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ) by 23.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 108,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,726 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Invesco QQQ were worth $64,909,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 42.4% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,895,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,700,424,000 after purchasing an additional 1,457,109 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Invesco QQQ by 0.7% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,223,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,778,116,000 after buying an additional 22,220 shares during the last quarter. HRT Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Invesco QQQ by 118.3% during the 2nd quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 3,145,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,735,226,000 after acquiring an additional 1,704,600 shares during the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. purchased a new position in Invesco QQQ during the second quarter worth about $1,236,482,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in Invesco QQQ by 6.3% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,101,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $611,049,000 after purchasing an additional 65,387 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 44.58% of the company’s stock.

More Invesco QQQ News

Here are the key news stories impacting Invesco QQQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting that a small number of large tech names dominate returns may reinforce QQQ’s role as a concentrated, efficient way to own top tech winners — supportive for long-term inflows. A Surprising ETF That’s Home to Some of the Best Tech Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish market commentary arguing that the market rally has more room to run can underpin risk‑on flows into major index ETFs such as QQQ. The Party Is Just Getting Started At 7000 Points
• Neutral Sentiment: Short, ETF‑specific updates show QQQ trading down in pre‑market action — a near‑term datapoint rather than a structural change; useful for traders assessing intraday momentum. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) Daily Update, 2-2-2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Note for investors: a press release for Questcorp Mining uses the ticker “QQQ” on Canadian exchanges — this is a different security and can create ticker‑related noise in news feeds; not related to Invesco QQQ. Questcorp Mining Engages Contractor for Commencement of North Island Copper IP Survey
• Negative Sentiment: Analysis warning that market valuations look stretched and that bubble dynamics could reverse implies heightened downside risk for growth/tech — a key headwind for QQQ. When Bubbles Pop Now Compared To Past Eras
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary on monetary‑policy risks (Warsh nomination and related policy debates) raises uncertainty around rate expectations and the dollar — higher rates or policy missteps typically pressure long‑duration tech names in QQQ. New Captain, Same Sinking Ship: Why Warsh Can’t Stop Dollar Debasement
• Negative Sentiment: Broader lists of macro threats to the U.S. market (recession, geopolitics, rate shocks) increase caution among investors and can drive defensive flows away from concentrated growth ETFs like QQQ. Warnings: 7 Threats To The US Stock Market And Economy

Invesco QQQ Price Performance

Invesco QQQ stock opened at $616.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $620.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $601.69. Invesco QQQ has a 1-year low of $402.39 and a 1-year high of $637.01.

Invesco QQQ Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a $0.7941 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Invesco QQQ’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. This represents a $3.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%.

Invesco QQQ Profile

PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 is a unit investment trust that issues securities called Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. The Trust’s investment objective is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Trust provides investors with the opportunity to purchase units of beneficial interest in the Trust representing proportionate undivided interests in the portfolio of securities held by the Trust, which consists of substantially all of the securities, in substantially the same weighting, as the component securities of the Nasdaq-100 Index.